Saddle someone with something meaning
Saddle someone with something is a phrasal verb that means to informally give someone an unwanted responsibility or problem involving substantial work or difficulty.
- Past simple
- saddled someone with something
- Past participle
- saddled someone with something
- -ing form
- saddling someone with something
What saddle someone with something means
burden with unwanted problemC2informal
To informally give someone an unwanted responsibility or problem involving substantial work or difficulty
The agreement saddled the council with a large debt.
Similar phrasal verbs
With with: go with, deal with, play with, live with, interfere with, content yourself with, make with.
Common questions
What does saddle someone with something mean?
To informally give someone an unwanted responsibility or problem involving substantial work or difficulty.
What is the past tense of saddle someone with something?
Saddled someone with something, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
